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Pollen-based quantitative reconstructions of Holocene regional vegetation cover (plant-functional types and land-cover types) in Europe suitable for climate modelling [PDF]

, 2014
We present quantitative reconstructions of regional vegetation cover in north-western Europe, western Europe north of the Alps, and eastern Europe for five time windows in the Holocene [around 6k, 3k, 0.5k, 0.2k, and 0.05k calendar years before present ...
Barratt, P., Birks, H. J. B., Bjorkman, L., Bjune, A. E., Broström, Anna,, Caseldine, C., David, R., Dodson, J., Doerfler, W., Fischer, E., Fyfe, R., Gaillard, M. -J., Giesecke, T., Hultberg, T., Kalnina, L., Kangur, M., Koff, T., Kunes, P., Lageras, P., Latalowa, M., Lechterbeck, J., Leroyer, C., Leydet, M., Lindbladh, M., Lund University., Lund University., Lund University., Lund University., Marquer, Laurent,, Mazier, F., Mitchell, F. J. G., Nielsen, Anne Birgitte,, Odgaard, B. V., Peglar, S. M., Persson, Thomas,, Poska, Anneli,, Roesch, M., Seppa, H., Sugita, S., Trondman, A. -K., Twiddle, C., van der Knaap, P., van Geel, B., Veski, S., Wick, L.   +44 more
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“Grassland in a jar” – an ecological view of the archaeobotanical contents of vessels from two Lusatian Urnfield Culture settlements (Early Iron Age) in north-central Poland

Acta Palaeobotanica
During the archaeological exploration of two Lusatian Urnfield Culture settlements, dated to the Early Iron Age and located in north-central Poland, 11 well-preserved clay vessels filled with waterlogged botanical remains were discovered.
Karolina Maciejewska, Małgorzata Latałowa, Dominika Kunicka, Monika Badura   +3 more
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7000-year-old evidence of fruit tree cultivation in the Jordan Valley, Israel

Scientific Reports, 2022
This study provides one of the earliest examples of fruit tree cultivation worldwide, demonstrating that olive (Olea europaea) and fig (Ficus carica) horticulture was practiced as early as 7000 years ago in the Central Jordan Valley, Israel.
Dafna Langgut, Yosef Garfinkel
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Different manifestations of Neolithization in Northwest Anatolia?

Documenta Praehistorica, 2022
The Neolithic way of life was first established in Northwest Anatolia before the middle of the 7th millennium BC. The recently excavated sites of Barcın Hoyuk and Bahcelievler have yielded archaeological evidence for the earliest Neolithic levels in the
Hüreyla Balcı, Rana Özbal, Fokke Gerritsen, Erkan Fidan   +3 more
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Shieling activity in the Norse Eastern Settlement : palaeoenvironment of the 'Mountain Farm', Vatnahverfi, Greenland [PDF]

, 2013
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Edwards, Kevin J, Ledger, Paul M, Schofield, J Edward   +2 more
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Multiresource Pastoralism, Dynamic Foodways, and Ancient Statecraft in Mongolia

Land, 2023
Pastoral nomadic regional confederations, states, and empires have assumed a prominent place in the histories of the Eurasian steppe zone; however, anthropological theory devoted to understanding these political systems is still debated and relatively ...
William Honeychurch, Chunag Amartuvshin, Joshua Wright, Christina Carolus, Michelle Hrivnyak   +4 more
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Archaeobotany in Greece [PDF]

Archaeological Reports, 2014
This paper provides a brief overview of the history and main achievements of archaeobotanical work in Greece to date, with the aim of highlighting its potential and creating a framework in which future work can be contextualized. The term “archaeobotany” is used here in its narrow sense, referring to the study of plant macroremains, such as seeds ...
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Feeding ancient cities in South Asia: Dating the adoption of rice, millet and tropical pulses in the Indus civilisation [PDF]

, 2016
© Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2016.The first direct absolute dates for the exploitation of several summer crops by Indus populations are presented here. These include rice, millets and three tropical pulse species at two settlements in the hinterland of ...
Bates, J, Higham, T, Petrie, CA, Singh, RN   +3 more
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Living by the lake: Plant food diversity in a prehistoric lake‐dwelling community in the Republic of North Macedonia

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the relationship between wetland ecosystems and prehistoric lakeshore settlements within the Lake Ohrid basin (a biodiversity hotspot) by considering plant food systems at Ploča Mičov Grad, North Macedonia. The mid‐fifth millennium (c.4555–4373 to 4437–4241 cal BCE) waterlogged assemblage contained a diverse spectrum of ...
Amy Holguin, Michael Charles, Ferran Antolín, Rachel Ballantyne, Müge Ergun, Albert Hafner, Stefanie Jacomet, André F. Lotter, Goce Naumov, Johannes Reich, Raül Soteras, Elizabeth Stroud, Willy Tinner, Rachel Wood, Amy Bogaard   +14 more
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Facing Change through Diversity: Resilience and Diversification of Plant Management Strategies during the Mid to Late Holocene Transition at the Monte Castelo Shellmound, SW Amazonia

Quaternary, 2021
Recent advances in the archaeology of lowland South America are furthering our understanding of the Holocene development of plant cultivation and domestication, cultural niche construction, and relationships between environmental changes and cultural ...
Laura P. Furquim, Jennifer Watling, Lautaro M. Hilbert, Myrtle P. Shock, Gabriela Prestes-Carneiro, Cristina Marilin Calo, Anne R. Py-Daniel, Kelly Brandão, Francisco Pugliese, Carlos Augusto Zimpel, Carlos Augusto da Silva, Eduardo G. Neves   +11 more
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